Table 5: Effect of the aqueous extract of Manihot esculenta on the plasma
levels of some markers of the lipid profile.
|
Groups |
CT (mg/dL) |
LDL-C(mg/dL) |
HDL-C (mg/dL) |
TG (mg/dL) |
Atherogenic index of plasma |
|
TN |
126.30 ± 9.51 |
59.30 ± 5.54 |
42.30 ± 4.50 |
123.27 ± 8.38 |
3.07 ± 0.25 |
|
TP |
172.76 ± 11.47## |
80.30 ± 6.84## |
32.30 ± 2.23# |
242.59 ± 6.45### |
5.38 ± 0.13# |
|
ME |
133.43 ± 8.23** |
42.30 ± 4.17** |
53.30 ± 5.21** |
188.18 ± 7.203** |
2.92 ± 0.29* |
TN: group of rats receiving distilled water, TP:
group of rats receiving concomitantly high
fat/high sucrose diet and ethanol 40°, ME: group treated with Manihot esculenta leaf
aqueous extract in addition to high
fat/high sucrose diet and ethanol 40°. Values are means ± SEM (n = 6). # p <0.05; ## p <0.001;
### p <0.001 compared to TN group; and * p
<0.05 and ** p <0.01 compared to the TP group.